2019 Waste Reduction Student Scholarships
Congratulations to our 2019 Student Scholarship Recipients! Rohith Moolakatt – Northgate High School Rohith first became involved in environmental issues as a seventh grader when became concerned about the California drought. After his sophomore year at Northgate High School he attended a program to study climate change and marine science in UC San Diego for […]
Keep Your Recyclables Clean!
Why? Because China’s new policies have dramatically reduced the amount of recycling it’s accepting. And it’s requiring much cleaner materials. The U.S. exports about one-third of its recycling, and nearly half has been going to China. For decades, China has used recyclables to supply its manufacturing boom, but the boom has slowed and China now says that […]
Is YOUR School a Waste Buster?
Wastebusters Program We’ll make it easy—and free!—to start a Wastebusters program at your school or for an entire school district. We developed an action plan for school coordinators and will supply all the tools you need to reduce school waste going to landfill. The goal is to divert 75% of all items away from […]
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Compost in the Classroom
The Gardens at Heather Farm in Walnut Creek offers composting classes at no cost for any school within the RecycleSmart service area. Each one hour classroom or afterschool presentation will teach kids in grades TK – 6 about how home or school based composting works to reduce waste and nourish plants in the garden. There are two […]
Annual Compost Giveaway
RecycleSmart, in partnership with Republic Services through the Franchise Agreement, host an annual compost giveaway each year to encourage the reduction of organics to landfill by composting, and the application of compost as a soil amendment. The event is typically held around International Compost Awareness Week each year. International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is the largest and most […]
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Thank You!
Thank you for submitting your compost certification. We will review the form and will be in touch with you soon.
Buy a Soilsaver Compost Bin
Purchase a Soilsaver Compost Bin for $35.00 including tax and shipping! Once you start composting, or if you already are composting at home, don’t forget to complete our simple application to become a “Certified Home Composter” for a $1.50 per month discount on your Republic Services bill ($4.50 per quarter).
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